Bron thinks Heat as popular as The Beatles. The Heatles? ROFL

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Column: 'Heatles' fill the seats

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Monday, Jan 3 2011, 11:12 pm

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CHARLOTTE — The nickname had been bandied about in print and on the twittersphere before, so it may not be fair to give LeBron James full credited for dubbing the Miami Heat the “Heatles.”
But when asked about the packed venues the team draws, specifically on the road, James compared his star-laden squad to the Fab Four Beatles on Monday night before Miami faced the Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Arena.
“We sell out 99.9 percent of the time on the road, so we like to call ourselves The Heatles,” James said. “But we’re humbled by the opportunity to play basketball at a high level and to have 19-20,000 people come out see us and their home team play.
“It’s a lot of excitement for us too, because we like to play in a hostile environment.”
Since LeBron announced in the summer that he was leaving Cleveland and “taking his talents to South Beach,” when the Heat is in an opposing town, it’s half-basketball, half-spectacle.
Led by James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Co., the Heat has become the team opposing fans loves to hate, arguably more than the Lakers or Celtics.
Overall, NBA fans have certainly switched their tune on LeBron. He was once the dominant opposing player that drew cheers on the road. Make no mistake, there were Heat jerseys mixed in among the Queen City faithful on Monday, but there were more boos than applause when his name was announced. The same went for Wade and Bosh.
Hate them or not, Miami makes it tough to not admire their talent. After Wade (31 points, 11 rebounds) sparked the visitors in a somewhat-sluggish first half, James (nine assists) pumped in 26 of his 38 points in the second half.
Bosh chipped in 11 points as the Heat steadily pulled away to win 96-82. The win was Miami’s 18th in 19 games as they’ve surged to second in the Eastern Conference.
But the bottom line … they pack the house. Charlotte’s downtown arena was an announced sellout for just the second time in 17 home games this season. Miami visits the Bobcats again on Feb. 4, and you can bet it will be full again.
There was much debate about whether the three All-Stars joining forces was good or bad for the NBA as a whole with two of the top offseason free agents — James and Bosh — signing with the same team. However, there’s no questioning that the Heat create a buzz wherever they play.
“We have three spectacular players in Bosh, Wade and James. They make everybody else on the team better,” said Jamaal Magloire, a Heat reserve and former Charlotte Hornet. “It’s somewhat of a spectacle when we go from town-to-town. It’s good that you have teams that can bring people into the seats, and we’re fortunately one of them.”




This fuggin' guy... :lmao

[Ace]

:lmao

[Xylus]

Lebron needs to stop talking.

[TE]

Lebron as always, opening that wide ass mouth of his.

[IronMexican]

:lol

That kind of a creative name, too.

[100%duncan]

lol beatles>>>>cHEAT

[TheMACHINE]

"The Heat is more populor then Jesus Christ".
-Lebron James February 7, 2011

you know its coming.

[Mel_13]

So..

LeBron is John
Wade is Paul
Bosh is George
Coach Spo is Ringo

Too bad they didn't sign Shaq, he would have made a perfect Yoko.

[BanditHiro]

at least he hasn't said they are more popular than Jesus like john lenon did...yet


lol at the butt hurt beatles fans

[TheMACHINE]

"The Heat is more populor then Jesus Christ".
-Lebron James February 7, 2011

you know its coming.


at least he hasn't said they are more popular than Jesus like john lenon did...yet


lol at the butt hurt beatles fans

[WeNeedLength]

Bron Bron is a little bipolar. He rides the highest of highs and then the lowest of lows.

From calling the heat, The Heatles, to calling his coach out for playing him too much early on in the season when they were suckin. :lol

[DJ Mbenga]

all lebron has to do is say they are better than allah to have al qaeda on his back

[it's me]

"The Heat is more populor then Jesus Christ".
-Lebron James February 7, 2011

you know its coming.

" I'm a winner, that's why I didn't shake hands with Tim Duncan"
- Lebron James Game 4, NBA finals, 2011




after the Spurs swept the Cheat LOL

[redzero]

I better see a good photoshop out of all of this.

[TheMACHINE]

" I'm a winner, that's why I didn't shake hands with Tim Duncan"
- Lebron James Game 4, NBA finals, 2011




after the Spurs swept the Cheat LOL

4 games earlier...after beating the KG-less Celtics.

"weeee stttaaackkkkked"
-Lebron James, Eastern Confernce Playoffs

[Flo-Rida]

So it begins ...

[Spurs 4 The Win]

Every time LeBron opens his mouth I seem to hate him more and more.....don't athletes have publicists that keep them from saying stupid shit like this

[BRHornet45]

so sons when will "Mark David Chapman" come around?

[tdunk21]

:lmao

[boutons_deux]

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[Calavera]

the Heatlers? I thought they were German team :D

[romsey31]

what a jerk

[romsey31]

p.s that cake looks ghetto as hell

[sefant77]

So..

LeBron is John
Wade is Paul
Bosh is George
Coach Spo is Ringo

Too bad they didn't sign Shaq, he would have made a perfect Yoko.

There is just one Yoko here and thats Maverick Carter :lol

Well, and who is Chapman? Cant wait :rollin

[Josepatches_]

Well,it's right.

Everybody want to see them.That's the fucking truth.


More popular than the Beatles? Sure they are rigth now.

[CubanMustGo]

The way the media promotes the hell out of the CHeat, what do you expect?

[sefant77]

Well,it's right.

Everybody want to see them.That's the fucking truth.


More popular than the Beatles? Sure they are rigth now.

So everyone went to see the Beatles just to see them lose/choke/getting injuried?

[sefant77]

i say brons career is more like...

Please Please Me
Getting Better
We Can Work it Out
Carry That Weight
I Should Have Known Better
I'm a Loser
I'll Cry Instead
Nowhere Man
Help
Come Together
Ticket to Ride


:lol

[Trill Clinton]

Bron has turned into the biggest troll in the NBA.:lol

[8FOR!3]

Bron, Wade, and Bosh.

They've got a love bigger than The Beatles, wild and free like a rolling stone, they've got a love takes em higher than the eagles, ain't life such a sweet sweet song??

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[Chieflion]

LMAO calling themselves the Hitlers.

[jeebus]

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[WeNeedLength]

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Holy shit, I've never seen something so damn pathetic. Fan Up Heat fans! LMAO. Bron should first try to put some people in the stands of his own home games. :rollin

[Killakobe81]

If you watch ESPN or go to "The heat INDEX" on the their website ...I can see why Lebron has this inflated value of his importance ...

TBH ... he is biggest sports story of the past two years ...

[boutons_deux]

The Beatles' artistry is still going strong 45 years later

(Ask Apple Inc, see the Beatles vids view counts on youtube, etc).

Jesus' legacy is still suckin in the crowds 2000 years later.

LeBron's ballin legacy in 45 years? poof!

[hater]

More popular than the Beatles? Sure they are rigth now.

what the hell r u smoking??

[Giuseppe]

The Beatles' artistry is still going strong 45 years later

(Ask Apple Inc, see the Beatles vids view counts on youtube, etc).

Jesus' legacy is still suckin in the crowds 2000 years later.

I never understood it at the time, and 45 years later I still don't.

[TimDunkem]

How can you compare your team to The Beatles when you can't even sell out games at your own arena?

[WeNeedLength]

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:lmao:lmao:lmao

[Venti Quattro]

Mike Miller is in the cover? At the very least Spo deserves to be with the Heatles. God Bless him, he's got it all figured out.

[LnGrrrR]

Tbh, I doubt Lebron could even name five songs by the Beatles.

[dbestpro]

Every time LeBron opens his mouth I seem to hate him more and more.....don't athletes have publicists that keep them from saying stupid shit like this

This.

[LnGrrrR]

i say brons career is more like...

Please Please Me
Getting Better
We Can Work it Out
Carry That Weight
I Should Have Known Better
I'm a Loser
I'll Cry Instead
Nowhere Man
Help
Come Together
Ticket to Ride

:lmao

That's awesome.

[HarlemHeat37]

"as popular as the Beatles" is obviously an expression that symbolizes hype and popularity..it doesn't mean Lebron is saying they're just as popular..he's just making the comparison, because the Beatles are arguably the most popular act in music's history(or at least in the past century) and were obviously the most popular of their time, while the Heat are the biggest story and most talked about act in basketball and probably all of sports..they are arguably bigger than the NBA..

Once the Heat win their first 2-3 titles, this comparison will seem even more accurate..

[Venti Quattro]

This one's good too :lol


The Heatles: Heatles For Sale!

1. Please Please Me
2. Can't Buy Me a Title
3. Hello, Goodbye
4. Ticket to Ride
5. Norwegian Wood (This Bron Has Flown)
6. With A Little Help From My Friends
7. Come Together
8. Yesterday
9. I am the Walrus
10. Please Mister Postman (Forward All My Mail From Cleveland)

[ElNono]

"as popular as the Beatles" is obviously an expression that symbolizes hype and popularity..it doesn't mean Lebron is saying they're just as popular..he's just making the comparison, because the Beatles are arguably the most popular act in music's history(or at least in the past century) and were obviously the most popular of their time, while the Heat are the biggest story and most talked about act in basketball and probably all of sports..they are arguably bigger than the NBA..

Once the Heat win their first 2-3 titles, this comparison will seem even more accurate..

You sound like Phil Jackson trying to explain something that was patently clear already, tbh

[Killakobe81]

personally no big deal ...
bron should embrace the villain role. Everyone gets on the heat for the bandwagon fans but how many bulls fans sprouted in the 90's?
i also disagree ...he should KEEP talking!
When kobe spits out those boring MJ sounding lines about "execution" and im self-motivated ...how boring is that?
Lebron should talk shit because we ALL KNOW (even though harlem acts like he is all about the kids) that he is an arrogant douche and rightfully so. He is the greatest athlete I have ever seen. It's only a matter of time before he starts winning why not be a new-age Bad boys. Beat everyone's ass talk shit kind of like the Jets are doing but you HAVE to win.

[Killakobe81]

if the heat just win that would be boring ...
Instead of being like the Beatles they should be like old "U" they in miami anyways ... bring out luke, Micheal irvin ...

I might even root for them (not gainst the lakers) sports are bcoming to politically correct. We need someone to root AGAINST not for ..

That is why I dont like Rex Ryan but i think he is good for sports.

[DMX7]

Did The Beatles also have to launch a "Fan Up" Campaign to get people to show up in their seats?

[easy7]

All he needs is love and love is all he needs....

[DMX7]

All he needs is a goddamned functioning brain.

[Killakobe81]

Where are the heat fans. What do you guys think of a NBA version of the "U" lots of swag, winning partyting, whoring and tauting penalties?

Me? I would love it. that would make everybody either love or hate the heat no inbetween ...

[Killakobe81]

Did The Beatles also have to launch a "Fan Up" Campaign to get people to show up in their seats?

Not enough swag ... Miami loves big beats from an 808 and show-boatin', a little shukin' and jivin' ...

no what should i do? Wade with the Kevin Hart superhero stuff is more onthe right track ...

[Jacob1983]

Lebron is the Sarah Palin of the NBA.

[Killakobe81]

Cwebb said the same thing i said earlier ...he na dthe Fab five embraced being the road villains ...and fed off of it. I think privately the heat are doing the same but i want them to FLAUNT it don't play nice ...

[Ace]

Lebron trolling as he should.

[DeadlyDynasty]

tbh Jesus Christ isn't that popular anymore now that more and more families are shunning religion, so the Heat are bigger than him.

[sefant77]

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[MiamiHeat]

Just wait until the Heatles win 2 or 3 rings and LeBron and Bosh will still only be 28-29 years old with a lot more to come.

IF they can win rings and dominate the NBA, they will be as big or bigger than MJ's Bulls. Which is saying something because MJ's Bulls in it's heyday were like rock stars.

[MiamiHeat]

oh and Miami sold out all it's tickets in the pre-season. for the entire season.


the "Fan Up" thing was just to get people to be in their seats at tipoff instead of coming late in the 1st quarter or 2nd

[ohmwrecker]

Out of all the stupid things that LeBrain has said, this is certainly not one them. It's just a joke. Kinda of funny, not hilarious. It's cute.

[Tinystarz]

Win a championship first self absorbed prick.

[Booharv]

Just wait until the Heatles win 2 or 3 rings and LeBron and Bosh will still only be 28-29 years old with a lot more to come.

IF they can win rings and dominate the NBA, they will be as big or bigger than MJ's Bulls. Which is saying something because MJ's Bulls in it's heyday were like rock stars.


oh and Miami sold out all it's tickets in the pre-season. for the entire season.


the "Fan Up" thing was just to get people to be in their seats at tipoff instead of coming late in the 1st quarter or 2nd

You've turned into 21 Blessings almost. Its pretty insufferable even to a SA Heat fan such as myself.

Also lame since you considered Chalmers and Anthony the Heat's Rondo and Perkins, which shows you really don't even know much about your own team or Rondo and Perk.


Chalmers = Rondo
?


lol thats actually right yeah

Chalmers has a lot of upside

and his specialty is defense, and he can shoot the 3. interesting to see what happens now.

that guy must be feeling like he won the lottery


Joel Anthony is about to convert a lot of people this season.

He's not as big and strong as Kendrick Perkins, but he is a better shot blocker and he is faster and more agile. He can run up and down the court with a fast paced offense, and he can play D.

Front-line will be fine. The HEAT were one of the top defensive teams last year with Anthony, Magloire and Jermaine O'Neal playing Center.


also, opposing big's will be in foul trouble with LeBron-Wade-Bosh on the attack :)

[Booharv]

Having watched a lot of Heat games Joel Anthony is maybe the worst rotation big in the league. He just got 11 rebounds the other day, which is the most he pulled down in a game since 2008. :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

oh and Miami sold out all it's tickets in the pre-season. for the entire season.


the "Fan Up" thing was just to get people to be in their seats at tipoff instead of coming late in the 1st quarter or 2nd

Heat fans are still showing up at the beginning of the 2nd and leaving at the end of the 3rd...it's just what they do.

[MiamiHeat]

looks like I was right about Chalmers.

however Joel Anthony has regressed big time and looks like garbage this year. he got his contract and now he's chilling I guess.

[Ace]

Heat fans are still showing up at the beginning of the 2nd and leaving at the end of the 3rd...it's just what they do.
This is the reason for fan up, not ticket sales.

[rickross]

Where are the heat fans. What do you guys think of a NBA version of the "U" lots of swag, winning partyting, whoring and tauting penalties?

Me? I would love it. that would make everybody either love or hate the heat no inbetween ...

nigga ima OG heat fan from when we was a .500 team. How bout dat son? Since THEN i was there for da heat day in day out no matta if thangs went well or not. Str8 up OG.